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Cardinal visits New Orleans congregation whose founder is up for sainthood

The Sisters of the Holy Family used a recent visit by Cardinal Peter Turkson to update him on the status of the sainthood cause for Mother Henriette Delille, the free woman of color who founded the congregation in New Orleans in 1842.

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What is the Modern Path to Sainthood?

What is the Modern Path to Sainthood?Paths to Sainthood In May 2007, Pope Benedict XVI issued the document Sanctorum Mater (Instruction for Conducting Diocesan or Eparchial Inquiries in the Causes of Saints) that denoted the three principal criteria for starting a sainthood cause: martyrdom, heroic virtue, and reputation for holiness. Popes may on their own initiative recognize someone as a saint […]

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How Many Saints Are From the States?

How Many Saints Are From the States?With the United States being a relatively young coun­try compared with the traditionally Catholic nations, there are very few canonized U.S. saints, especially considering the total number of saints in Church history to be over ten thousand. Through the end of the twentieth century, there had only been eleven canoniza­tions of people who were born, […]

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Saints point the way

We likely all have our favorite saint: our namesake, the saint we chose for confirmation or a saint to whom we reach out due to a specific need. Saints are a staple of the Catholic Church. Nov. 1 was All Saints’ Day (which we celebrated this year at our Sunday liturgy, rather than making a special return to our churches for Mass, on what in other years is a holy day of obligation). With this day, we annually reflect on our devotion to these holy and venerable human beings who provide a map for living a life dedicated to God.

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